Recipe: Tasty Penne with butternut squash and goat cheese

Penne with butternut squash and goat cheese. Toss until the cheese has melted and forms a creamy sauce. Add the squash and onion mixture, the walnuts and the basil. Toss well and season with salt and pepper, to taste.

This vegetarian recipe for Penne with Roasted Butternut Squash & Goat Cheese is a classic blend of flavors that just screams "Fall". I always forget just how much I love roasted veggies until September comes around again and the house just smells a-m-a-z-i-n-g! And take that opportunity while the oven. To cook Penne with butternut squash and goat cheese you need 10 ingredients and just 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients

1. Prepare 1 of vegetable oil or cooking spray.
2. It's 1 of large butternut squash, peeled seeded and cut into 3/4 cubes.
3. Prepare 1 of onion, diced in 1/2 inch pieces.
4. You need 1 of olive oil for drizzling.
5. You need 1 of kosher salt and cracked pepper.
6. You need 1 lb of penne pasta.
7. It's 8 oz of goat cheese, crumbled.
8. Prepare 1 cup of coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted.
9. It's 1 cup of packed, chopped fresh basil.
10. It's 1/3 cup of shredded parmesan.

For every holiday dinner, I always include a baked pasta dish, and this one's perfect for the season. I love doing baked pastas for big family dinners because you can totally assemble in advance, and bake until golden brown and bubbly just in time for guests to arrive. My version keeps the goat cheese flavor subtle, but still recognizable. The fresh basil is a must for color, and you need the walnuts (or some other toasted nut) for the texture.

Penne with butternut squash and goat cheese instructions

1. Spray a baking sheet liberally with spray or veg oil, spread squash and onion evenly. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in a 350°F oven on top rack for 20 minutes or until squash is tender and golden. Check often do not burn. Remove from oven to cool completely..
2. Prepare pasta as directed, drain and reserve 2 cup pasta water.
3. Put pasta, goat cheese and 1cup of pasta water in a serving bowl. Toss until cheese is melted into a creamy sauce adding more water if necessary..
4. Add in squash mixture, walnuts and basil.
5. Garnish with parmesan and enjoy!!.
6. *to toast walnut bake on a sheet in 350 oven for 6 to 8 minutes and cool before using.

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